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Home My WebLink About1983-12-20 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1983 7:30 P.M. %Onuesday, December 20, 1983, the Vail Town Council held its regular meeting in the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor Paul Johnston, Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Anderson Kent Rose Hermann Staufer Gail Wahrlich Colleen Kline OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Caplan, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was an official welcome to the John Curry Skating Company. Rod Slifer welcomed the company and David Spangen of the group. Mr. Spangen gave some background information on the company and nested housing for their group during their stay in Vail in February F1984. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #43, Seriee of 1983, an ordinance approving supplemental appropriations to the 1983 Budget. Rich Caplan presented the ordinance to the Council, stating that there had been no changes from first reading. Gail Wahrlich then made a motion to pass Ordinance #43 on second reading and Hermann Staufer seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published by title only. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #45, Series of 1983, an ordinance amending the official map of the TOV rezoning Golden Peak Ski base area into Ski Base/Recreation Zone District. There was some discussion between Bob Parker representing Vail Associates and Kit Cowperthaite representing the Neighborhood Association regarding the proposed redevelopment. Colleen Kline then made a motion to approve Ordinance #45 on second reading and Paul Johnston seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published by title only on second reading. The Council complimented the applicant and the Neighborhood Association for their willingness to work together on this project. e next item on the agenda was the f:irst.rea.ding of Ordinance #44, Series of 83, an ordinance rezoning the Amoco site and amending SDD#6. Dick Rya.n presented the ordinance to the Council, stating that this ordinance had been tabled at the December 6th meeting at the request of the applicant. Ryan stated that his department had received a revised Environmental Impact Study report and had received commitments from several,major. lending institutions willing to work with the developer. The staff recommended that Phase 5 should be started immediately and that 280 parking spaces should be provided. Gordon Pierce, the architect on the project, addressed the Council on the changes that had been made to the existing plans relating to the size of the rooms, Jim Cowperthwaite discussed his concerns over ingress and egress through Phase 3. There was much discussion between.the developer and the Council, A motion wa.s then made by Paul Johnston to approve Ordinance #44 on first reading with the following items being resolved before second.reading: the ingress/egress questions raised by Councilperson. Wahrlich., employee housing, loan commitments for Phases 4 and 5, Phase 5 to be completed,within 4 years, parking spaces required and dates corrected on last page of the ordinance. Gail Wahrlich seconded the motion, Chuck Anderson stated that he felt the Council was moving too quickly on this ordinance and he would not be able to vote in favor of it at this time. He felt that the EIS, report n.eeded More work, that *sae Cowperthwaite memo needed to be further addressed, anl.that the bulk needed be out down on the project. Rod Slifer stated that.h.e felt that a portion o the project must be set aside for landsca.Ping, Colleen..Kline stated that she had a concern relating to motor vehicle access, Hermann Staufer stated that his attorney had advised him that he should be able to Vote on this issue as he had no financial interest in the project, A vote wa.s then called on the motion. Staufer stated -that he chose to abstain, The motioh was defeated by a.3-3 vote- Kline, Rose and Anderson voting against the motion.. .a Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1983 Minutes Page 2 ftk Anderson then asked the Town Attorney how the applicant would go about resubmitting his proposal. Larry Eskwith stated that someone on the Council that had voted not in favor of the motion would have to make a motion to reconsider the ordinance. Chuck Anderson then made a motion to reconsider the ordinance and Kent Rose seconded it. A vote was taken and was passed unanimously. Chuck Anderson then made a motion to table Ordinance #44, Series of 1983, to the next meeting scheduled for January 3, 1984. Colleen Kline seconded the motion. There was much discussion following as to the reasons the ordinance should be passed so that the project could go ahead as scheduled, with all of the concerns of the Council being addressed on second reading. Josef Staufer stated that if the ordinance was not approved on second reading January 6th', 1984, he would lose his investors in the project. A vote was then taken on the motion to table the ordiance and it failed unanimously. A new motion was then made by Paul Johnston to pass Ordinance #44 on first reading with the stipulations as set forth in his original motion. Gail Wahrlich seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was Resolution #18, Series of 1983, a resolution authorizing off street parking in SDD#6. Gail Wahrlich made a.motion to le this resolution as it related to the VVI project and Ordinance #44 and y required one reading which could be done on January 6, 1984.. Kent Rose seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #46, Series of 1983, an ordinance rezoning the Getty Oil site from low density multi -family to arterial business district.. Dick Ryan presented the ordinance to the Council. He stated that the staff and Planning Commission had recommended deniel of the change. A representative from Brooks Investments, owner of the property, made a presentation to the Council on the proposed restaurant planned for this site. It was noted that this site had been proposed for a service station facility a few months back and had been denied by the Planning Commission. Jay Peterson, representing Pepi Langnegger, addressed the Council on his concerns for such a project to be allowed on that site. The applicant presented the Council with a petition showing interest in a restaurant in East Vail. Dan Corcoran stated that this issue had come before the Planning Commission many times and he felt that residential.zoning was most appropriate for this site. The Council was then polled with the following commends: Anderson - cannot support, traffic and compatibility of use a concern; Wahrlich cannot support, inconsistent with residential neighborhood, raffic a problem; Slifer - cannot support, concerned with low density ignation; Gail Wahrlich then made a motion to deny ordinance #46 and Chuck erson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously with Hermann Staufer abstaining. The next items on the agenda was Ordinance #40, Series of 1983, relating to the operation of pedicabs within the Town of Vail. Rich Caplan stated that the Council had discussed this in work session and wished to table the ordinance and consideration of the agreement with Vail Pedicab Co. until the January 6th meeting, after they had time to study the matter further. A motion was made by Gail Wahrlich and seconded by Paul Johnston to table the two items. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. A citizen brought up the subject of Aspen Channel 2 in Vail. Rod Slifer stated that theCouncil would be receiving a report from the cable franchise consulting firm by the end of the year and that it would be discussed at the next regular meeting. The next item on the agenda was the consideration of the Trail's End sign variance request. Dick Ryan stated that the DRB had voted 5-0 not to approve the variance. The applicant stated his reasons for requesting the variance, stating that the building that the Trail's End is located in is such a massage lding that it is difficult to see the sign under the present restrictions ced on the sign. After some discussion Gail Wahrlich made a motion to grant the variance and Paul Johnston seconded the motion, Chuck Anderson voiced a concern over the precedent theCouncil would be setting, Slifer commented that the restaurant is only open 5 months out of the year. A vote was taken on the motion and it.was defeated 4-2, Staufer abstaining. Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, December 20, 1083 Page 3 next item on the agenda was the consideration of an agreement between the of Vail and .the Vail Resort Association. There was some discussion regarding the agreement and to the dates of the agreement. A motion was then made by Hermann Staufer to approve the agreement with the amendments and Paul Johnston seconded it. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Under Town Manager Report, Mr. Caplan stated that there would be no work session on Tuesday, December 27, 1983, There was no Town Attorney Report, As there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, �� J �;/i�� Rodney E. S1�iier,.May r EST: Pamela A,41,14ely&e 4r own Clerk • 00